cattle

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-16-2026

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 16, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- October 17, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,685 head compared to 8,994 last week and 7,463 last …

beef imports

Consumers See Little Change from Increased Beef Imports

American consumers are still paying high prices for ground beef despite a recent surge in beef imports. According to a new analysis from the American Farm Bureau Federation, a temporary expansion of the tariff rate quota for imported lean beef trimmings has had little impact on grocery store prices. Farm Bureau tracked 80% lean ground beef prices at 41 grocery …

Georgia National Fair

Georgia National Fair Celebrates America 250

Peanut farmers are busy in the field getting the rest of this crop in. Only about half have been delivered so far. We’re watching lots of celebrations saluting the peanut, including the Georgia National Fair. It continues through October the 18th. It is showcasing a variety of attractions including ag exhibits, entertainment, and competition. This year the fair theme through …

El Niño

Super El Niño Updates

Days may be getting shorter as fall continues but still feels like summer in some areas as the Super El Niño event continues. Weather services across the world keeping an eye on those much above normal water temperatures in the Pacific. In fact, weekly Pacific water readings are the warmest for mid-October since readings began in 1949. For the U.S., …

Hall of Fame

American Agriculture Hall of Fame Honors Ag’s Greatest Contributors

Bonner Springs, Kansas, Is Home to Agriculture’s Hall of Fame Every major sport has a Hall of Fame, and many other institutions have established halls to recognize individuals whose achievements have made a lasting impact. American agriculture has its own Hall of Fame, located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, near Kansas City. The National Agricultural Hall of Fame was federally chartered …

UGA Extension Agronomist Discusses Georgia Peanuts Following Hurricane Isaias

By Clint Thompson Excessive rains from the previous two weekends soaked South Georgia and drenched peanut fields where the crop is nearing harvest. It was not an ideal scenario for the state’s crop, but it could have been a lot worse, says Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist. “We are blessed that it was not any worse than …

washington

Washington State Identifies First Case of Avian Influenza in Dairy Cattle

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has confirmed the state’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in dairy cattle. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory verified positive test results from two dairy cows in Yakima County. State officials say Washington has conducted more than 7,000 surveillance tests for avian influenza over the last two …

Sunbelt Ag Expo

800 Exhibitors Plan to Attend Sunbelt Ag Expo

Make your plans now to come to the Sunbelt Ag Expo at Moultrie, Georgia coming up October 20, 21, and 22. Three days of fantastic agricultural fun. 800 exhibitors have signed up and it’s going to be a big day. Livestock seminars will highlight that area. We’ll have seminars on sheep and goat, equine, dairy, and poultry. University researchers are …

energy ceasefire

No Pause in Energy Ceasefire

There appears to be no pause in the administration’s suggested energy ceasefire, Ukraine and Russia continuing to exchange attacks. That, along with attacks in Saudi Arabia keeping a lot of support under the crude oil market and slowly pushing that VIX or fear index closer to 18-19, the highest it’s been in over a month. The soybean harvest wrapping up …

post-Civil War wheat prices

Post-Civil War Wheat Prices Push Farmers Toward Corn and Livestock

Wheat Boom During the Civil War Gives Way to a Market Collapse During the Civil War, strong wheat prices encouraged many American farmers to plant more of the crop. With wheat bringing attractive returns, producers expanded acreage to take advantage of the favorable market. But the situation changed dramatically when the war ended. Wheat prices fell sharply, leaving farmers who …